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PM Lee watches 'terrorist attack' at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal

A government-wide exercise to test Singapore's counter-terrorist capabilities both on land and sea culminated on Wednesday with the simulation of a multi-pronged terrorist attack. -- ST PHOTO: CHEW SENG KIM

A government-wide exercise to test Singapore's counter-terrorist capabilities both on land and sea culminated on Wednesday with the simulation of a multi-pronged terrorist attack. -- ST PHOTO: CHEW SENG KIM

A government-wide exercise to test Singapore's counter-terrorist capabilities both on land and sea culminated on Wednesday with the simulation of a multi-pronged terrorist attack. -- ST PHOTO: CHEW SENG KIM

A government-wide exercise to test Singapore's counter-terrorist capabilities both on land and sea culminated on Wednesday with the simulation of a multi-pronged terrorist attack. -- ST PHOTO: CHEW SENG KIM

A government-wide exercise to test Singapore's counter-terrorist capabilities both on land and sea culminated on Wednesday with the simulation of a multi-pronged terrorist attack. -- ST PHOTO: CHEW SENG KIM

A government-wide exercise to test Singapore's counter-terrorist capabilities both on land and sea culminated on Wednesday with the simulation of a multi-pronged terrorist attack. -- ST PHOTO: CHEW SENG KIM

Police Coast Guard (left) stopping a terrorist speedboat from approaching Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal. This was part of a counter-terrorist sea deployment exercise on Nov 6, as part of the government-wide Exercise Highcrest. -- ST PHOTO: YEO SAM JO

Immigration and Checkpoint Authority's Anti-Smuggling Team (speedboat in middle) storming the hijacked ferry (left), as Singapore Civil Defence Force's Marine Fire Vessel (right) puts out a fire on the ferry. This was part of a counter-terrorist sea deployment exercise on Nov 6, as part of the government-wide Exercise Highcrest. -- ST PHOTO: YEO SAM JO

They saw, amongst other scenarios, Singapore's security forces storm a hijacked vessel approaching Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal, as well as free hostages in a bus and take down armed terrorists at the ferry terminal.

Exercise Highcrest aims to test the operational capabilities of National Maritime Security System, a multi-agency maritime security watch group comprising the Immigrations and Checkpoints Authority, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, Republic of Singapore Navy, Singapore Customs, and the Singapore Police Force. Involving some 1,600 personnel from over 20 national agencies and ministries, the exercise began on Oct 29 Oct and will end on Nov 7.

The Straits Times

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